Posted: 3/2/2007 5:17:53 PM EDT
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Anyone have a good sugguestion for a lock pick set + DVD or something of the like? I'm finding alot of situations where I need a lock pick (I'm a real estate agent and do bank foreclosures). Locksmiths are relatively expensive, and if i could get a decent set it'd pay for itself in a day. Thanks! |
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The Document which was Formerly called the MIT guide to lockpicking. Lock pick sets can be found from most of the online gear sellers like CTD, USCav, etc... Check state laws, I know Kali requires a person to actually have a need for picks to posess them. |
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HPC makes great picks and pick sets: www.lockandsupply.com/catalog/hpc_pip-13_644856.htm. As for the video, I can't help you there, but take a look at the MIT Guide to Lock Picking. |
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I work as a firefighter and have been "into" picking locks for years. We definitely have legitimate reasons to get into locks without breaking them even though we have the equipment to get into anything using force. A fair number of guys I work with sit around between calls and pick locks. I have played with most of the lockpicking stuff that is out there FWIW. I own the electric pick, the "gun" pick, bump keys, standard pick sets, jigglers, shims..............basically anything I know about, I have owned or used. First of all, 3-4 people I know bought sets of bump keys. In MY experience, they are a piss poor way to try to pick a lock. Every single person I know that bought them agrees with me. These are people who know how to pick locks, who actually own and have acutally tried using bump keys; not people who read about it on-line. I have seen the videos on the net of guys picking pad locks with bump keys. The ones I saw involved locks that I could open faster by picking because they are very simple to pick. Bump keys are also specific to the lock you are trying to open. For example, we were trying to pick an "American" padlock the other day. I asked a guy to try his bump keys. Then I realized that we didn't have bump keys for American padlocks. IMO, bumpkeys are a waste of time and money. I was given a video at the Knob Creek machine gun shoot that is easily the best lockpicking instruction I have ever seen. This DVD tells you how to get into pretty much any lock out there (again, without using force): Lockpicking for the New Millenium. Trust me, it is worth the money and you will be amazed at how easy it is to pick locks. There is nothing hard about picking locks, but doing it on demand in a reasonable period of time takes a lot of practice. IMO, you can easily get by with 4-5 different picks. I would just buy those picks instead of any kind of a set. I buy most of my stuff from http://www.southord.com/index.htm (they have that video: Lockpicking for the New Millenium) That fold up, pocket knife like pick set is something I own and carry on a dialy basis. I am assuming that you are talking about opening home deadbolt type locks ?? If you buy bump keys and you are successful in opening these five types of locks you mention, PLEASE post and tell me I am wrong about bump keys. I want to be wrong. I want there to be a quick and easy way to open locks that requires no skill. So, again, if you are successful, I will know that the old adage: if it sounds too good to be true the it probably is; is BS. |
 I said, without using force. I realize that there are quick and easy ways to open home deadbolt type locks that require no skill. The best I have found is a sledgehammer or an axe. But the idea here is to not damage anything and to leave the door so it can be secured again after we leave. |
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I personally like just a tension wrench and a double diamond pick. Use a raking technique and I've opened all kinds of padlocks, doors and deadbolts. I've been told by a locksmith acquaintance that Shlage deadbolts are very hard to pick. I have a pick, can't remember the name, but it's basically a rake that is like 1/2 a foreign car key. It's pretty quick, even though it's more of a jiggle pick. |
| Southord is he best by far, or you can make your own using hacksaw blades. I started out with a 40 pc. set by Southord, and made my own pics after learning how to use them. I have found that slight variations to the stock picks will get you into certain locks faster. |
OK, it's minimally destructive... Body shop slide hammer and a toggle tool - a poor man's "K" tool. Rip the cylinder right out of the lock body itself. |